2019 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls
The PR1 men's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-seven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Paralympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls, Results, Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls, Results, Semifinals C/D
The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls, Results, Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Women's single sculls
The PR1 women's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-seven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Paralympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Women's single sculls, Results, Heats
The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Women's single sculls, Results, Repechage
The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Women's single sculls, Results, Semifinals
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Women's single sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Men's single sculls
The PR2 men's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Men's single sculls, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Men's single sculls, Results, Repechage
The four fastest boats advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Men's single sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Mixed double sculls
The PR2 mixed double sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eight finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Paralympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Mixed double sculls, Results, Heats
The three fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Mixed double sculls, Results, Repechage
The three fastest boats advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boat took no further part in the competition.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Mixed double sculls, Results, Semifinals
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Mixed double sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Women's single sculls
The PR2 women's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR2 Women's single sculls, Results, Test race
With fewer than seven entries in this event, boats contested a race for lanes before the final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Men's coxless pair
The PR3 men's coxless pair competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Men's coxless pair, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the final. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Men's coxless pair, Results, Repechage
The four fastest boats advanced to the final. The remaining boat took no further part in the competition.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed coxed four
The PR3 mixed coxed four competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eight finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Paralympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed coxed four, Results, Heats
The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed coxed four, Results, Repechages
The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed coxed four, Results, Semifinals
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed coxed four, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed double sculls
The PR3 mixed double sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Mixed double sculls, Results, Test race
With fewer than seven entries in this event, boats contested a race for lanes before the final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Women's coxless pair
The PR3 women's coxless pair competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – PR3 Women's coxless pair, Results, Test race
With fewer than seven entries in this event, boats contested a race for lanes before the final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four
The women's coxless four competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships  took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eight finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four, Results, Heats
The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four, Results, Repechages
The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four, Results, Semifinals
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless four, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair
The women's coxless pair competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eleven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair, Results, Heats
The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair, Results, Repechage
The four fastest boats advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boat took no further part in the competition.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair, Results, Quarterfinals
The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair, Results, Semifinals C/D
The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair, Results, Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's coxless pair, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls
The women's double sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eleven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls, Results, Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls, Results, Semifinals C/D
The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls, Results, Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's double sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's eight
The women's eight competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-five finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's eight, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's eight, Results, Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's eight, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight coxless pair
The women's lightweight coxless pair competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight coxless pair, Results, Test race
With fewer than seven entries in this event, boats contested a race for lanes before the final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls
The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-seven finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls, Results, Heats
The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls, Results, Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls, Results, Quarterfinals
The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls, Results, Semifinals C/D
The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls, Results, Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight quadruple sculls
The women's lightweight quadruple sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight quadruple sculls, Results, Test race
With fewer than seven entries in this event, boats contested a race for lanes before the final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls
The women's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls, Results, Heats
The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls, Results, Repechages
The three fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls, Results, Semifinals
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight single sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's quadruple sculls
The women's quadruple sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-eight finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's quadruple sculls, Results, Heats
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's quadruple sculls, Results, Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's quadruple sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls
The women's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue. A top-nine finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Heats
The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Repechages
The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E/F/G semifinals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Quarterfinals
The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Semifinals E/F/G
The two fastest were sent to the E final. Any remaining (bar the slowest) were sent to the F final. The slowest were sent to the G final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Semifinals C/D
The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Semifinals A/B
The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.


2019 World Rowing Championships – Women's single sculls, Results, Finals
The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.


2019 World Rowing Junior Championships
The 53rd World Rowing Junior Championships took place from 7 to 11 August 2019 at the Sea Forest Waterway, Odaiba (Tokyo Bay) in Tokyo, Japan.


2019 World Rowing Junior Championships, Regatta venue
The regatta was held at Sea Forest Waterway, the venue constructed for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The water is about 6 metres deep. The course is 2335 meters long and 198 meters wide. Each lane is 12.5 12.5 m wide. There are 8 lanes.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
The 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international rugby union competition. The tournament was won by Japan after victory over the United States. It was Japan’s third Pacific Nations title and the second in their own right.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Format
The tournament used a cross-pool format. The six national teams were divided into two pools of three. Each team played three matches, one against each of the teams in the opposite pool. The tournament placings were decided on the number of points accumulated from all matches.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures
There were five fixtures played in Fiji, two in Japan, and one each in Samoa and United States. Neutral referees and television match officials were appointed for all matches.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 1
Touch judges:Graham Cooper (Australia)Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)In Goal Judges:Avii Faalupega (Samoa)Posi Isamaeli (Samoa)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 1
Touch judges:Mike Adamson (Scotland)Cam Stone (New Zealand)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 1
Touch judges:Ben Whitehouse (Wales)Ludovic Cayre (France)Television match official:David Grashoff (England)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 2
Touch judges:Damon Murphy (Australia)Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)In Goal Judges:FRU Appt. (Fiji)FRU Appt. (Fiji)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 2
Touch judges:Nick Briant (New Zealand)Graham Cooper (Australia)In Goal Judges:FRU Appt. (Fiji)FRU Appt. (Fiji)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 2
Touch judges:Luke Pearce (England)Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)Television match official:Glenn Newman (New Zealand)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 3
Touch judges:Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)In Goal Judges:FRU Appt. (Fiji)FRU Appt. (Fiji)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Fixtures, Round 3
Touch judges:Damon Murphy (Australia)Jordan Way (Australia)In Goal Judges:FRU Appt. (Fiji)FRU Appt. (Fiji)


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 27 July 2019 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Canada
On 18 July, Kingsley Jones named his 31 man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Canada
On 1 August, winger Kainoa Lloyd was added to the squad as injury cover.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Canada
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Fiji
On 30 May, John McKee named an initial 50-man extended squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup which was cut down to 42 in June.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Japan
On 17 July, Japan named a 35-man squad for their 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup campaign.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Samoa
On 22 June, Steve Jackson named a 33-man squad for the 2019 Pacific Nations Cup.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Samoa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Tonga
Tonga squad for the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Tonga
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, United States
On the 13 June, Gary Gold named a 50 man extended squad for the Pacific Nations Cup, and in preparation ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the twelfth edition of the premier age-grade competition for rugby. The tournament was held in Argentina for the second time, having been hosted there in 2010.


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Defending champions France won the under 20 title again in 2019, defeating Australia in a closely fought final by 24–23 at the Racecourse Stadium in Rosario. The city of Santa Fe also hosted matches in the 2019 championship.


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, Teams
The teams that participated in the tournament are listed in the table below, with a summary of their previous best results at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship included.


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, Pool stage, Pool stage standings
Seedings for the knockout stage based on results from the pool stage:


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the twelfth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
The event was held at the Estádio Martins Pereira in São José dos Campos from 9 until 21 July and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.


2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy, Qualified teams
A total of eight teams played in the tournament. The host  Brazil and the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship relegation country  Japan qualified automatically. The remaining six countries qualified through a qualification process in regional competitions (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania).


2019 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2019 World Senior Curling Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway from April 20 to 27, 2019. The event was held in conjunction with the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.


2019 World Senior Curling Championships, Men, Round robin standings
*Kim was suspended by the WCF after an incident in their match against Canada in draw 8. He was replaced as skip by Roman Kazimirchik.


2019 World Seniors Championship
The 2019 World Seniors Championship was an invitational senior snooker tournament, that took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the first event of the 2019/20 World Seniors Tour. The event was the tenth World Seniors Championship, first held in 1991.


2019 World Seniors Championship
Aaron Canavan was the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace in the final. However, he lost 3–1 to Leo Fernandez in the quarter finals.


2019 World Seniors Championship
The event had a total prize fund of £63,500 up from £18,000 the previous year, with £15,000 more for the winner, at £25,000.


2019 World Seniors Championship
Jimmy White won the title, defeating Darren Morgan 5–3 in the final.


2019 World Seniors Championship, Field, Qualifying
Six qualifying events for the 2019 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2018/2019:


2019 World Seniors Championship, Field, Qualifying
Each qualifier took a place alongside the seeded players in the main draw of the championship.


2019 World Series
The 2019 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2019 season. The 115th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion Houston Astros and the National League champion Washington Nationals. The series was played from October 22 to October 30. The Nationals won the series, four games to three, to secure their first title in franchise history and first in the capital city since the 1924 series. Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg was named the World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) after earning two wins in the series.


2019 World Series
The Astros had home-field advantage for the series, due to having a better regular-season record than the Nationals. It was the third World Series in which home-field advantage was decided by the regular-season records of the American and National league champions, a practice that started in the 2017 season. It was the first World Series in which the Houston Astros had home-field advantage. The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Astros hosting Games 1, 2, 6, and 7; and the Nationals hosting Games 3, 4, and 5.


2019 World Series
For the first time in any of the major North American sports leagues, the visiting team won all seven games, surpassing the previous high of five. It was also the sixth straight World Series in which the championship was clinched by the visiting team.


2019 World Series
With the Nationals being from the National League East; the past six World Series winners have come from each of the divisions in Major League Baseball.


2019 World Series
For the third straight year, MLB sold presenting sponsorships to all of postseason series. As with the 2017 and 2018 World Series, this World Series was sponsored by YouTube TV and was officially known as the 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV.


2019 World Series, Background
This was the first World Series appearance for the franchise that began its existence as the Montreal Expos in 1969, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 2005 to become the Nationals. The Nationals were also the last team from the 1969 expansion class (which also included the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers—who began as the Seattle Pilots—and San Diego Padres) to earn a trip to the series. Their World Series appearance also means that all National League (NL) teams have played in at least one World Series.


2019 World Series, Background
The only American League (AL) team that has yet to play in a World Series is the Seattle Mariners, who were part of the 1977 expansion. Prior to this series, the Astros and Nationals had never played each other in a postseason series, despite Houston playing in the NL from 1962 to 2012 until their move to the AL West in 2013. The Astros and Nationals did not play an interleague game in 2019, and last faced each other during the 2017 regular season. The two teams share a spring training site in West Palm Beach, Florida, and opened the 2019 spring training schedule against each other. This was the second World Series to feature two expansion teams, the first being in 2015 between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets.


2019 World Series, Background, Washington Nationals
The Nationals finished the 2018 season with an 82–80 (.506) win-loss record, and started the 2019 season with a 19–31 (.380) record. Second-year manager Dave Martinez began to receive public pressure to be fired by the Nationals. The team engineered a turnaround and finished the season in second place in the National League East, four games behind the Atlanta Braves, ending the year with a 93–69 (.574) record. The Nationals were one of two teams to qualify for the playoffs as a wild card team from the National League. Martinez had missed three games in September due to a cardiac catheterization procedure to treat angina.


2019 World Series, Background, Washington Nationals
The Nationals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers at home in the National League Wild Card Game, coming behind from a 3–1 deficit in the eighth inning to win 4–3. The Nationals then defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had won the previous two National League pennants, in the National League Division Series. The Nationals were behind two games to one, and won their second and third elimination games of the postseason to take the best-of-five series. The postseason series win was the first in Washington Nationals history.


2019 World Series, Background, Washington Nationals
In the best-of-seven National League Championship Series, the Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals (who had defeated the Braves in the Division Series round) in four games to secure the first pennant in franchise history (including their time as the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 2004). It was the first World Series appearance for a team from Washington D.C. since 1933, including 33 seasons that the city did not host an MLB team (1972–2004).


2019 World Series, Background, Houston Astros
In the prior two seasons, the Astros had won the 2017 World Series, the franchise's first World Series championship, and lost the 2018 American League Championship Series to the Boston Red Sox. The Astros finished the 2019 regular season atop the American League West—their third consecutive division championship—with a 107–55 (.660) win-loss record. Their 107 wins were a franchise record, and the most in MLB for the season.


2019 World Series, Background, Houston Astros
The Astros' first opponent in the postseason was determined by the American League Wild Card Game, which saw the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Oakland Athletics. In the best-of-five American League Division Series, Houston defeated Tampa Bay in five games, with each game of the series being won by the home team. The Astros' opponent in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the New York Yankees, who had defeated the Minnesota Twins in their playoff series, three games to none.


2019 World Series, Background, Houston Astros
In the ALCS, the Astros and Yankee split the first two games, followed by the Astros winning two-of-three games played at Yankee Stadium. Game 6 in Houston was then won by the Astros, giving them the series win, four games to two. The Astros' ALCS victory advanced them to their third overall World Series appearance (2 in the American League & one in the National League), and second in three years.


2019 World Series, Game summaries
The below game summaries include a line score of each game, showing the runs scored by each team during each inning. Various baseball terms appearing in the summaries can be found in the glossary of baseball. The performance of pitchers in a game is often summarized by wording such as "two runs on three hits while striking out four batters", indicating how many runs and hits the pitcher allowed (the fewer, the better) and how many opposing batters the pitcher struck out (the more, the better).


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Before the national anthem, a moment of silence took place in honor of umpire Eric Cooper, who had died on October 20. Former Astro Brian McCann threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Evan Gattis. Max Scherzer started for the Nationals, while Gerrit Cole started for the Astros. With two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run double, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. In the top of the second inning, Ryan Zimmerman hit a home run to cut the Astros' lead to 2–1.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Juan Soto led off the top of the fourth inning with a home run to tie the game, 2–2. Soto became the fourth-youngest player to hit a home run in a World Series; Andruw Jones in 1996 was the youngest to date. Adam Eaton batted in a run in the top of the fifth inning, followed two batters later by a Soto two-run double, giving the Nationals a 5–2 lead.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Scherzer exited after pitching five innings, having allowed two runs on five hits while striking out seven batters. Cole went seven innings, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out six. After Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin pitched a scoreless sixth, George Springer led off the bottom of the seventh inning with the 14th postseason home run of his career, off Nats relief pitcher Tanner Rainey. He also broke a World Series record held by Reggie Jackson and Lou Gehrig, with a home run in five consecutive World Series games, dating back to Game 4 of the 2017 World Series.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 1
The Astros loaded the bases later in the inning with two walks off Rainey and an infield single off Daniel Hudson, but Hudson struck out Yordan Álvarez to prevent any more scoring. In the bottom of the eighth inning, pinch hitter Kyle Tucker singled, advanced to second on a fly ball by Aledmys Díaz, and Springer batted in another run with a double, pulling the Astros to within one run, 5–4.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Sean Doolittle, the Nationals' fifth pitcher of the game, got the final out of the eighth inning and retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth, concluding matters when Carlos Correa lined out to Víctor Robles to preserve the win. Doolittle earned his second save of the postseason and the underdogs took the series lead, marking the first time in franchise history that the Nationals won a World Series game.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Gymnast and Houston native Simone Biles threw out the ceremonial first pitch of Game 2. The starting pitchers were Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals and Justin Verlander for the Astros. After a walk and a single to start the game, Anthony Rendon batted in two runs with a double. Alex Bregman tied the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first. In the top of the second inning, Verlander recorded the 200th postseason strikeout of his career, surpassing John Smoltz (whose career spanned 1988–2009) and setting a new MLB record.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Leading off the top of the seventh, Kurt Suzuki hit a home run to put the Nationals ahead, 3–2. Verlander exited one batter later; he was charged with four runs on seven hits while striking out six batters, and was later assessed the loss. Washington scored five more runs in the seventh off Ryan Pressly, extending their lead to 8–2. With a six-run lead, Strasburg was removed before the bottom of the seventh, having held the Astros to two runs on seven hits while striking out seven.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 2
In the eighth inning, a two-run home run by Adam Eaton plus a run batted in (RBI) by Asdrúbal Cabrera extended the Nationals' lead to nine runs. A ninth-inning home run by Michael A. Taylor off Chris Devenski pushed the lead to 12–2. Astro Martín Maldonado hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth off relief pitcher Javy Guerra, but there was no further scoring as the Nationals completed their eighth consecutive playoff win.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 3
This was the first World Series game played in Washington D.C. since October 7, 1933, which was the clinching Game 5 of the New York Giants' win over the Washington Senators. Chad Cordero of the 2005 Nationals threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Brian Schneider; former astronaut Buzz Aldrin also threw a ceremonial pitch. Aníbal Sánchez started for the Nationals, while Zack Greinke started for the Astros. In the second inning, Josh Reddick batted in Carlos Correa as Houston scored the game's first run.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 3
In the third inning, José Altuve doubled and advanced to third on an error, then scored on an infield single by Michael Brantley, giving the Astros a 2–0 lead. The Nationals loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third, but were unable to score. In the bottom of the fourth, Ryan Zimmerman walked then was driven in by a triple by Víctor Robles, cutting the Astros' lead to 2–1.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Houston restored their two-run lead in the top of the fifth, as Altuve doubled and was then batted in by Brantley. Greinke left with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, having allowed one run on seven hits while striking out six batters. The Astros extended their lead to 4–1 in the top of the sixth, as Robinson Chirinos hit a home run off the left field foul pole netting. Sánchez lasted until one out in the top of the sixth, having allowed four runs on 10 hits while striking out four.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 3
With no additional scoring through the middle of the ninth, the Astros brought in closer Roberto Osuna to pitch the bottom of the ninth. Osuna allowed a one-out single to Adam Eaton, but otherwise retired the Nationals; Juan Soto struck out looking to end the National's eight-game playoff winning streak. Osuna earned his second save this postseason, as Houston narrowed Washington's lead in the series to 2–1. This became the first World Series to begin with three games won by the road team since 1996, when the first five games were won by the road team.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 4
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by a Nationals Youth Baseball Academy scholar-athlete. Patrick Corbin started for the Nationals and José Urquidy started for the Astros. The Astros scored early, recording two runs in the first inning on four consecutive singles with one out. Robinson Chirinos hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning, extending Houston's lead to 4–0. Urquidy exited after five innings, having held the Nationals scoreless, retiring nine straight batters before being removed.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Washington scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, coming on a Juan Soto ground out with the bases loaded and one out. Corbin pitched six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five. A grand slam by Alex Bregman in the seventh inning extended Houston's lead to 8–1. It was the 20th ever World Series grand slam and first since Addison Russell hit one in Game 6 of the 2016 World Series. With no further scoring, the Astros evened the series, 2–2, ensuring a sixth game in Houston. This was the fifth time a World Series started with the road team winning the first four games, the most recent occurrence having been 1996.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by chef José Andrés. The starting pitchers were Gerrit Cole for Houston and Joe Ross for Washington. Max Scherzer was scheduled to start for Washington, but was scratched about three hours before the game due to neck spasms.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 5
A two-run home run by Yordan Álvarez in the top of the second inning gave the Astros an early lead. In the top of the fourth, Carlos Correa hit another two-run home run, extending Houston's lead to 4–0. Ross pitched for five innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out one batter. Juan Soto narrowed the lead to 4–1 with a home run in the bottom of the seventh. Yuli Gurriel batted in a run in the top of the eighth to restore the four-run lead.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Cole left after seven innings, having held the Nationals to one run on three hits while striking out nine. George Springer's two-run home run in the top of the ninth stretched Houston's lead to 7–1. With Ryan Pressly ending the game by allowing no baserunners in the bottom of the ninth, the Astros moved to within a victory of their second title in three years. This became the third World Series—along with 1906 and 1996—to have the road team win the first five games.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Home plate umpire Lance Barksdale's strike zone during the game drew attention, with some sports journalists, including Jeff Passan, increasing their appeals to MLB for a computerized strike zone. Two women in the crowd flashed their bare chests during the game—briefly visible on television—in an attempt to raise awareness for their website, claiming proceeds from the site "will be going to women with breast cancer". Along with a third woman, they were removed from the game and were banned from all MLB stadiums "indefinitely".


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 5
U.S. President Donald Trump was booed and "chants of 'Lock him up!' broke out in some sections" when he and wife Melania were introduced after the third inning during the regular serviceperson recognition segment. This led to some discussion in the media of the civility required of the event and the larger political discourse taking place. This was not the first time at a World Series that a President was booed; at the 1931 World Series, taking place during Prohibition, fans in Philadelphia had chanted at Herbert Hoover, "We Want Beer! We want Beer!"


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6
The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Hakeem Olajuwon to Clyde Drexler, both of whom played college basketball for the Houston Cougars and later won the 1995 NBA Finals with the Houston Rockets. Starting pitchers were Justin Verlander for Houston and Stephen Strasburg for Washington, the same as in Game 2.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Anthony Rendon batted in a run in the top of the first, giving the Nationals an early 1–0 lead. A sacrifice fly by José Altuve and a home run by Alex Bregman in the bottom of the first gave Houston a 2–1 lead. Bregman carried his bat to first base after homering, which some media members considered disrespectful. Fifth-inning home runs by Adam Eaton and Juan Soto gave the Nationals a 3–2 lead. Soto also carried his bat to first base after homering, mimicking Bregman. Post-game, both managers voiced displeasure with the bat-carrying; Bregman apologized and said he was at fault.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Verlander exited after five innings, having allowed three runs on five hits while striking out three batters. In the top of the seventh inning, Trea Turner was controversially called out for interference on a play at first base, which Washington manager Dave Martinez furiously took issue with, leading to his ejection. Later that inning, a two-out, two-run home run by Rendon off Will Harris—who had not allowed an earned run in the postseason—increased Washington's lead to 5–2.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6
Rendon batted in two more runs in the top of the ninth with a double off Chris Devenski, extending the Nationals' lead to 7–2. Strasburg left with one out in the bottom of the ninth, having held the Astros to two runs on five hits while striking out seven. Sean Doolittle relieved Strasburg, and allowed a two-out double to Carlos Correa, but nothing further, and the Nationals evened the series to force a deciding seventh game. This was the first instance in MLB, NBA, or NHL history where the road team won the first six games of a best-of-seven series.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6, Interference call and Martinez ejection
In the top of the seventh inning, the Nationals had a 3–2 lead with a runner, Yan Gomes, on first base with no outs when batter Trea Turner hit a swinging bunt to the third base side of the pitcher's mound. Astros pitcher Brad Peacock fielded the ball and threw it to first base; the ball was not caught by first baseman Yuli Gurriel and rolled into foul territory beyond the base, apparently giving the Nationals runners on second and third with no outs.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6, Interference call and Martinez ejection
However, Turner was called out by home plate umpire Sam Holbrook for interference, negating the play and requiring Gomes to return to first base. While initial reports and television commentary indicated the call was for running outside the 45-foot (14 m) runner's lane, MLB's chief baseball officer, Joe Torre, clarified after the game that Turner had interfered with Gurriel's attempt to catch the ball, stating that Turner "did run to the fair side of the 45-foot line, but really the violation was when he kept Gurriel from being able to catch the ball at first base."


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 6, Interference call and Martinez ejection
The call led to a delay of nearly 4+1⁄2 minutes while umpires confirmed their interpretation of the rules (the decision itself was a judgment call not reviewable via MLB instant replay). The call was argued by Nationals manager Dave Martinez when it was first made and again, more intensely, during the seventh-inning stretch, resulting in his ejection by Holbrook. It was the first ejection in a World Series since 1996, when Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox had been ejected.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 7
This was the 40th time a World Series reached its deciding Game 7. The starting pitchers were Washington's Max Scherzer, who won Game 1, and Houston's Zack Greinke, who received a no decision in Game 3, making this the first World Series Game 7 started by two previous Cy Young Award winners. Ceremonial first pitches were thrown by former Astros Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 7
A home run by Yuli Gurriel in the bottom of the second inning gave the Astros an early 1–0 lead. Carlos Correa hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 2–0. Scherzer pitched five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out three batters. Greinke had given up only one hit (a single) before Anthony Rendon's home run in the top of the seventh cut the Astros' lead to 2–1. Greinke walked Soto after Rendon's homer and was then replaced by Will Harris.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 7
Harris gave up a two-run home run to Howie Kendrick off the right field foul pole, giving the Nationals a 3–2 lead, which they never relinquished. Greinke was charged with two runs on two hits while striking out three in 6+1⁄3 innings. Roberto Osuna pitched the eighth inning for Houston, when Juan Soto batted in Adam Eaton with two outs to give Washington a two-run lead. The Nationals extended their lead to 6–2 in the ninth inning, with two runs scoring on a one-out single by Eaton with the bases loaded.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 7
With Patrick Corbin having pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Washington, Daniel Hudson came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order, as Michael Brantley struck out swinging to end the game, series, and baseball season, giving the Nationals franchise their first World Series title in 51 seasons, and the city's first since the Senators won in 1924.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 7
The Nationals' win marked the sixth straight year that a team clinched the World Series title via a win on the road, including four times that a Game 7 was won by the visiting team. For the first time in major North American sports history, the visiting team won all seven games of a best-of-seven postseason series. In championship series of the NBA, NHL, and MLB contested during 2019, road teams compiled an overall 17–3 record.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Game 7
Additionally, the Nationals became the first team to win the World Series in their first appearance since 2002, when the Anaheim Angels accomplished the feat by defeating the San Francisco Giants in seven games. During postgame ceremonies, Washington's Stephen Strasburg was presented with the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, the first time a former No. 1 overall draft pick earned the award.


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Series statistics
2019 World Series (4–3): Washington Nationals (NL) defeated Houston Astros (AL).


2019 World Series, Game summaries, Series statistics
The Nationals wore their alternate blue jerseys for all seven games.


2019 World Series, Broadcasting, Television
The World Series was televised by Fox for the 20th straight year. Joe Buck called the games as play-by-play announcer along with John Smoltz as color commentator and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters. Kevin Burkhardt hosted the network's pregame shows, joined by analysts Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Fox Deportes aired the series in Spanish, with Rolando Nichols calling the play-by-play, Edgar Gonzalez as color commentator, and Carlos Álvarez as field reporter.


2019 World Series, Broadcasting, Television
MLB International fed the series to broadcasters outside the United States, with Matt Vasgersian providing play-by-play and Buck Martinez as color commentator.


2019 World Series, Broadcasting, Ratings
Game 1 had the second-lowest audience for any Game 1 to date, with only the 2014 World Series having a smaller audience for the opener. Game 2 had the lowest audience for any Game 2 to date, a distinction previously held by the 2012 World Series. Game 4 was the lowest rated World Series game ever, and had the second-smallest audience ever, with only Game 3 of the 2008 World Series having a smaller audience. Game 7 was the least-watched Game 7 ever, falling below the seventh game of 2014. Overall, this World Series had the fourth-lowest average number of viewers, with only 2014, 2012, and 2008 being lower. Ratings spiked considerably for Game 7, and there were strong ratings in Houston (42.7/63) and Washington, D.C. (31.8/53), making it the most-viewed MLB game in Washington since 1998.


2019 World Series, Broadcasting, Radio
ESPN Radio broadcast the World Series for the 22nd straight year, with coverage presented by AutoZone. Dan Shulman served as play-by-play announcer, with Chris Singleton as color commentator and Buster Olney as field reporter. Marc Kestecher and Kevin Winter hosted the pregame shows with reporter Tim Kurkjian. New Spanish-language radio network Unanimo Deportes, flagshipped at WMYM Miami, broadcast its first World Series with Beto Ferreiro and Orlando Hernández announcing.


2019 World Series, Broadcasting, Radio
Locally, both teams' flagship radio stations broadcast the series with their regular announcers. In Houston, KBME aired the series with Robert Ford and Steve Sparks announcing. In Washington, WJFK-FM aired the series with Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler calling the games. Per MLB rules, the teams' other radio affiliates may carry the series but must air the ESPN Radio broadcast.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Houston Astros sign-stealing
Speculation about sign stealing by the Astros had been rampant for a number of years. After being knocked out by the Nationals in the National League Division Series, several Dodgers (the team the Astros beat in the 2017 World Series) reached out to Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier, who had been with Los Angeles the previous year, to warn him that Houston was elaborately stealing signs. Many American League clubs also reached out to Washington to say the same as well.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Houston Astros sign-stealing
On November 12, 2019, journalists Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich published a story in The Athletic detailing for the first time specific allegations that the Astros had engaged in illicit electronic sign stealing. Mike Fiers, a pitcher who played for the Astros in 2017, stated that a center-field camera feed was sent to the tunnel behind the Astros dugout in Minute Maid Park. An Astros player or staff member then hit a trash can to signal specific different pitches to the batter at home plate. In addition to Fiers, unnamed sources were cited in the article.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Houston Astros sign-stealing
MLB began an investigation the day after the Athletic story was published. MLB found the Astros did in fact use technology to cheat during their 2017 season and parts of 2018. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suspended A.J. Hinch and Astros' general manager Jeff Luhnow for one season; the Astros fired Luhnow and Hinch the same day. Alex Cora, who was the Astros bench coach in 2017 and the Red Sox manager from 2018 to 2019, parted ways with the Red Sox after the scandal broke.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Houston Astros sign-stealing
Carlos Beltran who was hired by the New York Mets who was also part of the 2017 Astros was also fired for his involvement in the cheating scandal before getting the chance to manage the team. Cora would eventually be re-hired back for the 2021 season in Boston, while Hinch was named the Tigers manager a few days after the conclusion of their season long suspensions. The Astros replaced managed A.J. Hinch with Dusty Baker for the 2020 season. No other players besides Carlos Beltran received any punishment for their role in the sign stealing.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Nationals 2021 trade deadline fire sale
Before the 2020 season, the Nationals let all-star third baseman Anthony Rendon leave in free agency to the Los Angeles Angels in the 2019-2020 off-season (the Angels also signed 2019 Nats part-time catcher Kurt Suzuki). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nationals were not able to properly celebrate their 2019 championship the following season, as spectators were not allowed in the stands during the 60-game season. The 2020 season started on July 23rd, the latest a Major League Baseball season had ever started. The Nationals finished tied for last in the NL East with the Mets in 2020 with a 26-34 record. Postseason hero Howie Kendrick retired at the end of the season.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Nationals 2021 trade deadline fire sale
As the MLB regular season returned to a 162 game schedule with fans allowed back into stadiums, poor player continued into 2021 for the Nationals. At the 2021 trade deadline, the Nationals became the first team to trade three players who were All-Stars before the end of the season. In their case, it was SP Max Scherzer and SS Trea Turner, who were sent to the Dodgers in a trade netting four prospects, and OF Kyle Schwarber (acquired in the off-season), who went to Boston Red Sox.


2019 World Series, Aftermath, Nationals 2021 trade deadline fire sale
They completed the housecleaning by dealing various and sundry veterans, including part-time 2019 catcher Yan Gomes and utility man Josh Harrison, who went to Oakland, closer Brad Hand (also a big acquisition in the off-season) and set-up man Daniel Hudson. The objective of the fire sale was to get younger and trade most of the players who were near free agency for prospects, as President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo looked to build around the few remaining pieces -- mainly superstar OF Juan Soto.


2019 World Series of Darts
The 2019 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2019, there were 5 World Series events and one finals event, which has this year been moved from Vienna, Austria to Amsterdam, Netherlands.


2019 World Series of Darts
Two new venues made their debuts with Hamilton and Cologne replacing Auckland and Gelsenkirchen respectively.


2019 World Series of Darts, 2019 World Series Order of Merit
The top eight will qualify for the World Series of Darts Finals and determine their seeding. The table only involves players with at least one win during the 2019 World Series tour.


2019 World Series of Darts Finals
The 2019 Jack's Casino World Series of Darts Finals was the fifth staging of the World Series of Darts Finals tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 1–3 November 2019. It featured a field of 24 players.


2019 World Series of Darts Finals
James Wade was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 11–10 in the 2018 final. However, he lost 6–5 to Jonny Clayton in the second round; six seeds lost in total in the second round, the most in the tournament's history.


2019 World Series of Darts Finals
Michael van Gerwen won the tournament for the 4th time, his 15th World Series title in all, with an 11–2 win over Danny Noppert in the final.


2019 World Series of Darts Finals, Qualification
The top eight players from the five World Series events of 2019 are seeded for this tournament. Those events are:


2019 World Series of Darts Finals, Qualification
In addition, the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2019 World Grand Prix final on 12 October 2019 qualified. Eight further players were invited by the PDC, with four other players qualifying from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier in Barnsley on 16 October.


2019 World Series of Poker
The 2019 World Series of Poker was the 50th annual tournament, and took place from May 28-July 16 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.


2019 World Series of Poker
There were 90 bracelet events. To celebrate the 50th WSOP there was a $50,000 No Limit Hold'em event as well as the Big 50, a $500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event with a guaranteed $5 million prize pool and $1 million for the winner. There was also a tournament open only to past WSOP bracelet winners. A short deck tournament was also held for the first time. All No Limit Hold'em events employed the Big Blind Ante format.


2019 World Series of Poker
The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 3 and concluded on July 16. The structure of the Main Event was changed, with players now receiving 60,000 chips at the start of the tournament, up from 50,000 in 2018.


2019 World Series of Poker
Robert Campbell won two bracelets to earn Player of the Year honors. Daniel Negreanu was originally believed to have won the award for the third time, but it was later found that he was erroneously credited with a cash in an event where he didn't finish in the money. When points for that event were taken away, Negreanu finished third behind Campbell and the 2018 winner, Shaun Deeb.


2019 World Series of Poker, Main Event
The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 3 with the first of three starting flights. The final table of 9 was reached on July 12, with the finalists returning on July 14 before a winner was determined on July 16.


2019 World Series of Poker, Main Event
The Main Event attracted 8,569 players, the second-largest field in history after 2006. The winner earned $10,000,000, with 1,286 players finishing in the money. There was a mixup at the money bubble, with Ryan Pochedly originally being credited with bursting the bubble. Several days later, however, it was determined that one elimination had not been taken into account, and Pochedly had actually finished in 1,286th place, therefore making the money.


2019 World Series of Poker, Main Event
Three past champions made the money, including Chris Moneymaker who cashed in the Main Event for the first time since winning in 2003. Moneymaker, along with David Oppenheim, was announced as the newest inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame during the final table.


2019 World Series of Poker Europe
The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe took place from October 13-November 4 at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. There were 15 bracelet events, including, for the first time at the WSOPE, a short deck event and a €100,000 Diamond High Roller No Limit Hold'em event. The €10,350 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on October 25.


2019 World Series of Poker Europe, Main Event
The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event began on October 25 with the first of two starting flights. Registration remained open until Level 12 on Day 2, with players allowed one re-entry. The final table was reached on October 30, with the winner being determined on October 31.


2019 World Series of Poker Europe, Main Event
The Main Event attracted 541 entries, the most since 2011 and the biggest field in the three years the tournament was held at King's Casino. The top 82 players finished in the money, with the winner earning €1,133,678.


2019 World Series of Poker Europe, Main Event, Final Table
*-Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2019 WSOPE Main Event


2019 World Series of Poker Europe results
Below are the results of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, held from October 13-November 4 at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. There are 15 scheduled bracelet events.


2019 World Series of Poker results
Below are the results of the 2019 World Series of Poker, held from May 29-July 16 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.


2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2019 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 10 March 2019.


2019 World Shotgun Championships
The 2019 World Shotgun Championships were held from 30 June to 11 July 2019 in Lonato del Garda, Italy. As in all odd-numbered years, separate ISSF World Shooting Championships are held for trap, double trap and skeet events.


2019 World Shotgun Championships, Event status
Due to a lack of participation, certain disciplines were classed as Grand Prix events and do not count towards medal standings.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships
The 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held between 7 and 10 February 2019 at the Max Aicher Arena in Inzell, Germany.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The Men's 10,000 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 9 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's 1000 metres
The Men's 1000 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 9 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The Men's 1500 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 10 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's 500 metres
The Men's 500 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 8 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The Men's 5000 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's mass start
The Men's mass start competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 10 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's team pursuit
The Men's team pursuit competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 8 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Men's team sprint
The Men's team sprint competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 metres
The Women's 1000 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 9 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The Women's 1500 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 10 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 3000 metres
The Women's 3000 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres
The Women's 500 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 8 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The Women's 5000 metres competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 9 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's mass start
The Women's mass start competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 10 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's team pursuit
The Women's team pursuit competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 8 February 2019.


2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships – Women's team sprint
The Women's team sprint competition at the 2019 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships was held on 7 February 2019.


2019 World Snooker Championship
The 2019 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 43rd consecutive year the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, and the 20th and final ranking event of the 2018–19 snooker season. Qualifying for the tournament took place from 10 to 17 April 2019 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Sports betting company Betfred sponsored the event.


2019 World Snooker Championship
The winner of the title was Judd Trump, who defeated John Higgins 18–9 in the final to claim his first World Championship. In doing so, Trump became the 11th player to win all three Triple Crown titles at least once. Defending champion Mark Williams lost 9–13 to David Gilbert in the second round of the tournament. For the first time in the history of the World Snooker Championship, an amateur player appeared at the main stage of the event—debutant James Cahill defeated world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round, before being narrowly defeated by Stephen Maguire in a second round deciding frame.


2019 World Snooker Championship
The tournament featured 100 century breaks; at the time, this was the highest number recorded at an official snooker event (superseded at the 2021 World Championship). The final match alone included 11 centuries, the most ever scored in the final of a ranking event. Higgins compiled the highest break, a 143, in his semi-final win over Gilbert. Shaun Murphy defeated Luo Honghao in the first round 10–0, the first whitewash at the World Championship since 1992.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background
The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker. Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India, the sport was popular in the British Isles. However, in the modern era it has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background
The championship features 32 professional and qualified amateur players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a single elimination format, each played over several frames. The 32 competitors in the main tournament are selected using a combination of the top players in the world snooker rankings and a pre-tournament qualification stage. Joe Davis won the first World Championship in 1927, the final match being held in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England. Since 1977, the event has been held in the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background
Stephen Hendry is the most successful player in the modern era, having won the World Championship a record seven times. The 2018 World Championship was won by Welsh professional player Mark Williams, who defeated Scotland's John Higgins 18–16 in the final. This was Williams' third world title, having won the championship in 2000 and 2003. The winner of the 2019 tournament earned prize money of £500,000, from a total pool of £2,231,000. The title sponsor of the event was sports betting company Betfred, who had sponsored the World Snooker Championship every year since 2015 (having previously sponsored the event from 2009 to 2012).


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Format
The 2019 World Snooker Championship took place between 20 April and 6 May 2019 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of twenty ranking events in the 2018/2019 season on the World Snooker Tour. It featured a 32-player main draw that was held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a 128-player qualifying draw that was played at the English Institute of Sport from 10 to 17 April 2019, finishing three days before the start of the main draw. This was the 43rd consecutive year the tournament was held at the Crucible, and the 51st consecutive year the championship was contested using the modern knockout format.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Format
The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. Defending champion Mark Williams was automatically seeded first overall. The remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings, which were released after the China Open, the penultimate event of the season. Matches in the first round of the main draw were played as the best of 19 frames. The number of frames required to win a match increased progressively with each successive round, leading up to the final match which was played as the best of 35 frames.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Format
All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players who had advanced through the qualifying rounds. There were 128 players in the qualifying draw, which comprised 106 of the remaining 112 players on the World Snooker Tour, as well as 22 wildcard places allotted to non-tour players. These invited players included the women's world champion, the European junior champion, and the four semi-finalists at the amateur championship.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Format
As with the main draw, half of the participants in the qualifying draw were seeded players; those ranked from 17th to 80th in the world rankings were allocated one of 64 seeds in order of their ranking, while the other competitors were placed randomly into the draw. To reach the main draw at the Crucible, players needed to win three best-of-19-frames qualifying matches.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Participant summary
Eight former world champions participated in the main tournament at the Crucible. They were Ronnie O'Sullivan (five titles: 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013), John Higgins (four titles: 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011), Mark Williams (defending champion, three titles: 2001, 2003, 2018), Mark Selby (three titles: 2014, 2016, 2017), Shaun Murphy (one title: 2005), Graeme Dott (one title: 2006), Neil Robertson (one title: 2010), and Stuart Bingham (one title: 2015).


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Participant summary
This was O'Sullivan's 27th consecutive appearance in the final stages of the World Championship since his debut in 1993, equalling Stephen Hendry's record for consecutive appearances, and three short of Steve Davis's overall record of 30 appearances. Four other former World Championship finalists also competed: Ali Carter (twice: 2008 and 2012), Judd Trump (once: 2011), Barry Hawkins (once: 2013), and Ding Junhui (once: 2016). The youngest player to participate in the main stage of the tournament was Luo Honghao at 19 years of age, while 46-year-old Mark Davis was the oldest; both players entered the main draw through qualifying.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Participant summary
Three former world champions participated in the qualifying rounds: Ken Doherty (1997), Peter Ebdon (2002) and Graeme Dott (2006). Of these, only Dott succeeded in qualifying for the main tournament at the Crucible. Also, four former World Championship finalists participated in the qualifying rounds: Jimmy White (six times: 1984 and 1990–1994), Nigel Bond (once: 1995), Matthew Stevens (twice: 2000 and 2005), and Ali Carter (twice: 2008 and 2012). Of these, only Carter qualified for the main tournament at the Crucible.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Prize fund
The total purse for the event was greater than for any prior snooker tournament. For the first time the total prize pool was over £2 million, with the winner being awarded £500,000. The breakdown of prize money was:


2019 World Snooker Championship, Background, Prize fund
The prize for a maximum break in the main stage was £50,000.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Qualifying rounds
The top 16 seeds automatically qualified for the competition's main draw. The defending champion Mark Williams was seeded first, whilst other seeds were allocated based on the world rankings following the China Open. The remaining players competed in the preliminary qualifying rounds, and were required to win three best-of-19-frames matches to reach the main stage of the championship.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield between 10 and 17 April 2019, with 16 players progressing to the main stage at the Crucible Theatre. A total of 128 players competed in the qualifying stage, including those tour players not automatically qualified for the main draw, as well as invited amateurs.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Qualifying rounds
James Cahill became the first amateur player ever to qualify for the Crucible main stage of the World Championship, defeating fellow amateur Michael Judge 10–6 in the third qualifying round. Seven players—the largest number since 1999—advanced through the qualifying rounds to make their debuts at the main stage of the tournament. Besides Cahill, they were Scott Donaldson, Michael Georgiou (The first ever Cypriot to play at the crucible), Li Hang, Luo Honghao, Tian Pengfei and Zhao Xintong. The 2006 World Champion Graeme Dott and two-time finalist Ali Carter also qualified. Marco Fu failed to reach the main draw of the competition for the first time since 2004.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round
The draw for the first round of the championship was made on 18 April 2019, the day after the conclusion of the qualifying rounds and two days before the start of the main event. The matches were drawn by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn and 1991 World Champion John Parrott. The first round of the championship took place between 20 and 25 April 2019. All first round matches were played over two sessions as best-of-19 frames.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Top half
The tournament began with defending champion Mark Williams (seeded one) drawing qualifier Martin Gould. Both sessions of this first match were played on the opening day of the event. Gould won the first frame with a break of 64, before Williams took the next five with breaks of 55, 54 and 129, to lead 5–1. Gould won frames seven and eight, but Williams took the session's final frame with a break of 97 to lead 6–3. Williams opened up a lead in frame ten, before Gould made a clearance to force a re-spotted black.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Top half
However, Williams potted the black to go ahead 7–3. Gould then won frame 11, but Williams claimed the next two frames to open up a five-frame lead, at 9–4. Despite Gould responding with breaks of 70, 87 and 76, to reduce his deficit to 7–9, Williams clinched the 17th frame to win the match 10–7. After his victory, Williams complained that World Snooker had not allowed his 12-year-old son backstage before the match, which the governing body denied.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Top half
Event debutant Luo Honghao was drawn against 13th seed Shaun Murphy. Finishing 10–0 to Murphy, the match was a whitewash, only the second ever to be witnessed at the Crucible (the first being John Parrott's defeat of Eddie Charlton in the first round of the 1992 championship). Luo accumulated just 89 points during the entire match, the lowest number of points ever scored in a World Championship match, and more than 100 fewer than the previous record low of 191 scored by Danny Fowler when he lost 1–10 to Stephen Hendry in the 1993 championship.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Top half
Fourth seed Neil Robertson met qualifier, Michael Georgiou, in the first round. At the conclusion of the initial session, Georgiou was 0–9 behind, having scored even fewer points than Luo in the first nine frames of the match. However, he won frame ten on the resumption of play in the second session, with a break of 90, thus avoiding both the whitewash and the lowest points total. Robertson later won the match 10–1 to progress to the second round.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Top half
Fifth seed John Higgins played qualifier Mark Davis, who had won six of the pair's last seven encounters. Higgins took a 6–3 lead after the first session, but then spent the night in Royal Hallamshire Hospital because his brother Jason had fallen down some stairs at the venue and fractured his kneecap. Higgins won the match 10–7 the following day.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Top half
Two former world champions, 12th seed Stuart Bingham (2015 winner) and qualifier Graeme Dott (2006 winner), met in the first round of the competition. Bingham led 8–1 after the first session, and later 9–4, before Dott won five frames to level the match at 9–9. Bingham won the deciding frame after Dott missed a simple shot on the black ball. After the match, Dott explained that "serious sleeping problems" had caused him difficulties while playing.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Bottom half
The first round match between 14th seed Luca Brecel and qualifier Gary Wilson, which featured a large amount of tactical play, was suspended when the afternoon session overran, with Wilson leading 9–8. On resuming that evening, Brecel won frame 18 to send the match to a deciding frame. After first requiring a re-rack, this frame lasted for 79 minutes and 31 seconds, setting the record for the longest frame ever played at the Crucible (breaking the previous record set in 2016 by Mark Selby and Marco Fu by more than three minutes) which Wilson won. Tenth seed Ding Junhui played qualifier Anthony McGill. After leading 6–3 overnight, Ding won the match 10–7 to progress to the second round.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Bottom half
Having lost eight of his previous 15 first round matches at the Crucible, 15th seed Stephen Maguire played event debutant Tian Pengfei. In frame 17, Maguire was 7–9 down and needed a snooker on the colours to stay in the match. He snookered Tian on the blue ball, but then missed a difficult shot to a baulk corner; however, on rebounding from the pocket, the blue hit the cue ball and went into the other baulk pocket. Maguire later described this fluke as "just outrageous" and admitted he "got lucky".


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Bottom half
He added the pink and black to steal the frame, and then took the next two frames to win the match 10–9. Three-time former world champion and third seed, Mark Selby, played debutant Zhao Xintong. Despite trailing 1–5 after the first six frames, Selby won nine of the next eleven frames, with two breaks of 131, to win 10–7.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Bottom half
Amateur player James Cahill drew the world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had reached the finals of the other Triple Crown events earlier in the season. Cahill finished the first session with a 5–4 lead, and then went ahead 8–5 in the second session before O'Sullivan levelled the match at 8–8. Cahill missed a straightforward shot on a red ball after compiling an early break in frame 17; however, despite needing only the final pink and black to win, O'Sullivan missed the pink, allowing Cahill to clinch the frame.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, First round, Bottom half
With a break of 56 in the next frame, Cahill won the match 10–8 to secure a place in the second round. This was Cahill's second win over the top-ranked player in the season, having defeated Mark Selby in the first round of the UK Championship five months earlier. Afterwards, O'Sullivan indicated that he had been unwell during the match, but former world champion Ken Doherty accused him of "playing too casually".


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
The last 16 players in the competition took part in the second round, which was played between 25 and 29 April, with matches completed over three sessions as best of 25 frames. Fourth seed Neil Robertson played 13th seed Shaun Murphy. The first session of the match featured a maximum break attempt by Murphy; with just two red balls remaining, he asked for the screen between the tables to be lifted, allowing the spectators in the other half of the auditorium to watch his attempt at a maximum, but he failed to finish it.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Prior to this dramatic turn of events, Robertson had won the first three frames of the match, without Murphy attempting a pot. Robertson led 5–3 after the first session and 10–6 after the second. He later won the first three frames of the final session to win the match 13–6. Post-match, Murphy called Robertson "just too good" and "unplayable".


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Defending champion Mark Williams played 16th seed David Gilbert. After the first session, with Gilbert leading 5–3, Williams said he had been feeling chest pains during play. He was taken to Northern General Hospital overnight but returned the following morning for the second session of the match. He later tied the match 7–7, but was trailing again 7–9 after the second session. Gilbert then won the first four frames of the final session to win the match 13–9.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Amateur player James Cahill drew 15th seed Stephen Maguire. After the first two sessions, Maguire was ahead 5–3 and 9–7, but Cahill then took three of the first four frames in the third session to level the match at 10–10. He also won frame 21, to take the lead for the first time in the match, but Maguire drew level in the following frame. Both players missed shots in frame 23, with Cahill looking to win the frame before being penalised for a waistcoat foul, and later going in-off from a cannon, allowing Maguire to pull ahead again 12–11. Cahill won frame 24, after Maguire missed a green ball by a wide margin, taking the match to a deciding frame. Maguire won the decider, and the match, 13–12.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Three-time world champion Mark Selby played qualifier Gary Wilson. Despite trailing 3–5 after the first session, Selby won four of the first five frames in the second session to lead 7–6; however, Wilson took the last three frames of the session to lead 9–7. Selby later tied the match at 10–10, before Wilson won three consecutive frames to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Two former world champions, fifth seed John Higgins and 12th seed Stuart Bingham, met in the second round.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Bingham took an early 4–1 lead, but Higgins won the remaining frames of the first session, with a 132 break in the eighth, to level at 4–4. The second session was even, with no more than two frames separating the players, and the match was tied again at 8–8 and 11–11. In frame 23, Bingham missed a plant on two reds, allowing Higgins to claim the next two frames and the match, 13–11. Bingham described the close-fought encounter as a "good battle" and Higgins admitted he was "over the moon" to have won.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Ninth seed and 2013 runner-up, Barry Hawkins, played eighth seed Kyren Wilson. This match included nine century breaks, setting a new record for the second round of the championships. Hawkins made four century breaks of 105, 130, 136, and 137 during the first session, including a maximum break attempt; Wilson also compiled a century in frame five. With four frames in a row ending with a 100+ break, this was the first time since the 1999 semi-final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry that four centuries had been compiled in consecutive frames in a World Championship match.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
After winning the first four frames of the match, Hawkins ended the first session with a 6–2 lead. Wilson won the second session of the match 5–3, to trail 7–9, before twice drawing level at 9–9 and 10–10 in the final session. Despite Hawkins pulling ahead, at 10–9 and 11–10, Wilson won the last three frames of the match to progress to the next round, 13–11.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Second round
Zhou Yuelong played Ali Carter in the only all-qualifier encounter of the second round. Zhou took four of the first five frames to lead 4–1, then led 5–3 after the first session, and held the lead at 9–7 after the second. On resuming the match in the final session, Carter won six straight frames to progress 13–9. Two former world finalists, Judd Trump and Ding Junhui, met in the second round. Trump took an early 5–1 lead in the first session, but Ding won eight of the next ten frames to lead 9–7 before the final session. Trump then took six frames in a row, including breaks of 93, 79, 54 and 103, to win the match 13–9.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals took place on 30 April and 1 May, and like the previous round, matches were played as best of 25 frames across three sessions. Ali Carter played Gary Wilson in an all-qualifier match. Despite this being his first World Championship quarter-final, and after losing the first three frames of the match, Wilson won five straight frames to lead 5–3 after the first session. The pair shared the second session, with both players winning four frames, bringing the score to 9–7 ahead of the final session.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Carter won two of the next three frames, including a break of 128, to trail 9–10, before Wilson won the next three to progress 13–9. Post-match, Carter said, "You have to take your hat off to [Wilson]. I did not think he could play that good," noting that despite Wilson's low ranking of 32 "[he] has to be the favourite to win it now, the way he has been playing."


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
The 2019 Masters champion, Judd Trump, played 15th seed Stephen Maguire. Having won six straight frames to conclude his second-round match against Ding Junhui, Trump won another six consecutive frames at the start of this match, scoring breaks of 131, 67, 106, 78 and 101, to lead 7–1 after the first session. He looked set to win the match in the second session without needing to play the third, extending his lead to 9–1. However, Maguire won four of the remaining frames, to trail 5–11 by the end of the session. Trump won the match 13–6, after just three frames of the final session. Maguire was fined £250 for swearing in a post-match press conference when he was asked to summarise his performance in the match.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Eighth seed Kyren Wilson played 16th seed David Gilbert. The pair had met earlier in the season, in the final of the 2019 German Masters, where Wilson had won the tournament 9–7. The two players shared the opening session of their quarter-final, 4–4; Gilbert then won six of the eight frames in the second session to lead 10–6 overnight. Wilson won two of the first three frames of the final session to trail 8–11, but Gilbert took the next two frames to win the match 13–8.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Four-time world champion John Higgins played fourth seed Neil Robertson in the last of the quarter-finals. Robertson took an early 3–1 lead, but Higgins tied the match at 4–4. Robertson pulled away to 7–4 at the start of the second session, before Higgins won five frames in a row to take a 9–7 lead. After sharing the first six frames of the final session, Higgins won the match 13–10, with a century break of 101 in the next frame, to progress to the semi-finals.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The two semi-finals were played from 2 to 5 May, with the matches spread over four sessions as best of 33 frames. The first semi-final pitted four-time champion John Higgins against David Gilbert, who had never previously progressed past the second round of the championships. Higgins won the first two frames, but Gilbert tied the match at 2–2, with the help of a 94 break. Higgins then took a 3–2 lead, before Gilbert claimed the last three frames of the session, including a maximum break attempt, potting 15 red balls but failing a double on the black, to lead 5–3.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Gilbert won the first three frames of the second session, including a 125 break, to increase his lead to 8–3. He was ahead 56–17 in frame 12 but missed a frame-ball pink into a middle pocket, allowing Higgins to clear the table and clinch the frame. Higgins also won the next two frames, compiling breaks of 67, 52 and 58, to trail 6–8; however, Gilbert took the final two frames of the session to lead 10–6. Pundit John Virgo reflected that Higgins was "not with it", whilst six-time champion Steve Davis called Higgins' performance "ridiculous".


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
When the match resumed for the third session, a crowd member was ejected from the auditorium for shouting out immediately after the break off shot in the initial frame; Gilbert took the frame, increasing his lead to 11–6. Higgins won two of the next three frames to stay four behind at 8–12. He then compiled a 143 break, the highest of the tournament, in frame 21; this was also the 86th century break of the championship so far, tying the record for the number of centuries in a World Snooker Championship, set in 2015. Gilbert won the next frame, falling short of a century, with a break of 91. Higgins then won the final two frames of the session to reduce his deficit to 11–13.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Gilbert took the initial frame of the fourth (and final) session, but Higgins, having not led the match since mid-way through the first session, won the next four frames to go ahead 15–14. Gilbert then restored his lead by winning the next two frames, before Higgins scored a 139 break to level the score at 16–16, forcing a decider. Higgins won the final frame and the match after Gilbert missed the black ball from the spot.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Both players gave emotional press conferences afterward, with Gilbert commenting, "I have never won anything, I have come close but this is the best couple of weeks I have had in my snooker career by a mile. It might be the closest I will come to winning the World Championship." Higgins apologized for his poor play during the match, and for bringing Gilbert "down to [his] level" in the first three sessions.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Judd Trump faced qualifier, Gary Wilson, in the second semi-final. They shared the opening session, 4–4, but Wilson later took a 6–5 lead with a break of 65. Trump won the next three frames with breaks of 73, 123 and 75, to lead 9–6, before Wilson compiled a 77 break, bringing the score to 9–7 after the first two sessions.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Wilson won frame 17 with a break of 50; however, Trump took the next three frames, including a break of 114, which was the 87th century of the tournament (overtaking the previous all-time record of centuries compiled at any World Snooker Championship). Trump was 14–10 ahead at the end of the third session.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Wilson won the first frame of the final session, but Trump claimed the next three to win the match 17–11. Afterwards, Trump suggested that neither he nor Higgins had played particularly well in their respective semi-final matches, despite their both reaching the final. Wilson, ranked 30 in the world, said Judd deserved to win, but he commented on the poor playing conditions, saying: "I wasn't good enough ... but I've got to say that table is disgusting. It's running off all over the place, you're getting square bounces, kicks every other shot."


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
The final was played over four sessions on 5 and 6 May, as a best-of-35-frames match. It was a repeat of the 2011 World Championship final between John Higgins and Judd Trump, when Higgins won the match 18–15 to claim his fourth world title. To reach the 2019 final, Higgins had defeated Mark Davis, Stuart Bingham, Neil Robertson and David Gilbert, while Trump had defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, Ding Junhui, Stephen Maguire and Gary Wilson. This was Higgins' third consecutive World Championship final (having been defeated by Mark Selby in 2017 and Mark Williams in 2018), and his eighth overall. Higgins had previously won the World Snooker Championship four times (in 1998, 2007, 2009 and 2011). This was Trump's second world final, his first being the 2011 loss to Higgins.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
Trump won the first two frames of the opening session, with breaks of 51 and 63. Higgins replied with a break of 139 to trail 1–2, before Trump scored a century of his own, a 105, to take a two-frame lead at the first mid-session interval. Breaks of 69, 34, 40 and 101 allowed Higgins to accumulate 244 unanswered points, claiming three consecutive frames to lead 4–3. Trump then tied the match at 4–4 by compiling the fourth century of the session.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
At the beginning of the nine-frame evening session, Higgins compiled a break of 125, the third consecutive century of the match, to move ahead 5–4. Trump won the remaining eight frames of the session, including breaks of 135 and 114, to lead by seven frames overnight, 12–5. Steve Davis commented on the session: "I've seen some astonishing snooker here, a lot of it from Ronnie O'Sullivan, but that was a different type of astonishing. I am a little bit in shock. He is making a lot of very difficult shots seem very easy."


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
The third session opened with an attempt at a maximum break from Higgins, who potted 14 reds and 14 blacks before running out of position for the final red; he played a full-table double to pot the red ball, but then missed the following black. He also won frame 19, to trail 7–12, but Trump took the next three to extend his lead to 15–7. Higgins won the next two frames, which prevented the match from concluding with a session to spare.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
Trump attempted a maximum break of his own in frame 25, but he overcut a red into the middle pocket. Going into the evening session with a 16–9 lead, Trump won two straight frames to win the match 18–9 and claim the 2019 world title. This was the largest margin of victory in a World Championship final since 2009, when Higgins defeated Shaun Murphy by the same scoreline.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Tournament summary, Final
With eleven centuries between the two players, the final set the record for the most 100+ breaks in a single match, one more than the previous record held by Alan McManus and Ding Junhui in the semi-final of the 2016 World Championship. After the final, Higgins praised Trump's performance saying, "I was the lucky one to not have to pay for a ticket, he was just awesome." BBC pundit Steve Davis commented, "The standard in that final may have been the greatest we have ever seen and Judd Trump was at the heart of it." This was Trump's second Triple Crown title of the season after winning the Masters in January.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Main draw
Numbers given in brackets after players' names show the seedings for the top 16 players in the competition. The sole amateur player in the championship is indicated with (a).


2019 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
Qualifying for the 2019 World Snooker Championship took place from 10 to 17 April 2019 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, using a 12-table set-up. Starting with a pool of 128 players, the qualifying competition consisted of three knock-out rounds, with all matches played over two sessions as best of 19 frames. The 16 winners of the third round matches progressed to the main stages of the tournament at the Crucible Theatre.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
The tour players (ranked outside the top-16) were joined by wildcard amateur players who achieved success through the WPBSA qualifying criteria:


2019 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
Players ranked 17 to 80 in the 2018/2019 world rankings were seeded 1 to 64 in qualifying. The remaining tour players plus the invited amateurs were drawn randomly.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
There were 64 matches in the first round of qualifying. Each match was played between a seeded and a non-seeded player. Numbers given in brackets after players' names (in left-hand columns below) show the seedings (1 to 64) for the players ranked 17 to 80 in the 2018/2019 world rankings.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
Winners of the third round qualifying matches advanced to the main draw.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks, Main stage centuries
The main stage of the 2019 World Snooker Championship yielded 100 centuries, made by 23 players. The highest break of the tournament, a 143, was compiled by John Higgins in his semi-final match with David Gilbert.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks, Main stage centuries
The championship broke a number of records in terms of century breaks, including the total number compiled in the main stage of a snooker tournament: there were 14 more centuries than the 86 recorded in both the 2015 and the 2016 championships. The final featured 11 century breaks, the highest number ever compiled in a single match, one more than the ten centuries in the 2016 semi-final between Ding Junhui and Allan McManus. Judd Trump equalled Ding's record of seven centuries made by one player in a world championship match.


2019 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks, Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 122 century breaks were made by 57 players during the qualifying stage of the World Championship.